Pimelea ferruginea ‘Snowball’ – Rice Flower

Pimelea ferruginea rice flower 'Snowball'

Pimelea ferruginea 'Snowball'
Pimelea ferruginea 'Snowball'
Pimelea ferruginea 'Snowball'

This adaptable rice flower features mass displays of brilliant white flowers that are so profuse that they completely hide the foliage, on a very compact mounding shrub. It makes a wonderful dwarf feature shrub for the front of a sunny garden bed or use it in a pot or rockery situation. Trim back behind the spent flower heads at the end of spring.

Family : Thymeleaceae

Cultivar Name: Snowball

Plant Type : Small shrub

Width : 0.6

Flowering Time : Spring, Summer

Soil Type : Sandy, Loamy, Sandy loam, Clay loam, Potting mix

Climate Zone : Warm temperate, Cool temperate, Mediterranean, Semi-arid

Growth Habit : Evergreen, Mound-shaped

Soil Moisture : Well-drained

Special Uses : Erosion control, Pollution tolerant, Fast growing, Playground friendly

Scientific Name: Pimelea ferruginea

Common Name : Rice Flower

Height : 1.2

Flower Color : White

pH Level : Acid, Neutral, Alkaline

Plant Environment : Low maintenance garden, Courtyard, Container growing, Cottage garden, Flower garden, Coastal garden, Drought resistant

Light : Sunny

Lifespan : Perennial

Frost Tolerance : Tolerates light frost

Attracts Wildlife : Bees, Butterflies, Other insects